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For the 5th year in a row, Randy Souders has lent his artwork to the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation.  Later this year the CRPF will publish 3,050,000 (three million, fifty thousand) calendars featuring one of his images. These will be mailed to supporters across America and around the world. Proceeds will assist researchers in their quest to find a cure for paralysis due to spinal cord injury and disease. Randy Souders suffered a spinal cord injury in 1972 and has been confined to a wheelchair since then.

Click here to read the CRPF "Heroes for Hope" article featuring Randy Souders

For more information, or to donate, please contact the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation

Randy on Broadway!
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What does Randy Souders have in common with stars the likes of Nathan Lane, Carol Burnett, Mike "Austin Powers" Myers, Bernadette Peters, Tommy Tune, Phyllis Newman, Tom "Dukes of Hazard" Wopat and others? Well it certainly isn't a talent for singing! Rather, he has been called on to dust off his old talent for characture in order to create the cover art for a two CD set featuring a revival of the Broadway musical "SHERRY!"

"SHERRY!" was written in 1967 by James Lipton (host of BRAVO's "Inside the Actor's Studio") who, along with famous producer Robert Sher, is again the force behind this venture. Based of the classic 1942 screwball comedy "The Man Who Came to Dinner," Nathan Lane assumes the role of the world famous gossip columnist "Sheridan Whiteside."  The overbearing and bombastic Whiteside   takes a nasty spill on the icy steps of a midwestern household and proceeds to commandeer everyone and everything for the duration of his recovery. Lane also performed this role recently on the PBS series "Stage on Screen."

This two CD set is published by CAPITOL-EMI's Angel Records label. SHERRY! is available for $21.99 through Amazon.com

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Randy Helps Penn Book
Randy wrote the forward to a new book entitled "Putting Creativity to Work." It is a career guide for people with disabilities who seek employment in the 110+ arts related professions the book outlines. The disabled community suffers an astounding unemployment rate of over 70%. This book seeks to help remedy that awful statistic. It was produced by VSA Arts and published by the Social Security Administration. Special thanks to American Express for their support in underwriting this worthy project. Click here for more information

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International Arts Festival

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The 2004 International VSA arts Festival is coming to Washington, D.C. June 9-12! The Festival showcases cutting-edge visual and performing art from around the world.   Festival- goers will have the chance to witness creativity in progress, participate in an infusion of cultures, and learn about innovations in art education.

The 2004 International VSA arts Festival is a four-day extravaganza held every five years at select cities around the globe, such as Los Angeles, California and Brussels, Belgium. Now it's Washington D.C.'s turn to host this dazzling display of creativity by artists with disabilities. The  VSA arts Festival is a production of VSA arts, which is creating a society where people with disabilities can learn through, participate in and enjoy the arts.

VSA arts (an affiliate of the John F. Kennedy Center in washington, DC) is an international nonprofit organization that provides opportunities in the arts for people with disabilities. Founded in 1974 by Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith, VSA arts reaches nearly 5 million people around the world through a network of affiliates in 49 states and 64 countries. Randy Souders has served on the VSA arts national board of directors since 1990. To learn more about VSA arts and its programs and events, please visit their website at www.vsarts.org.  

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